Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Earlsway area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Macclesfield South , and the 234th highest crime rate of 1,263 local areas in Cheshire East .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earlsway (SK11 8SR) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Macclesfield South average (73.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earlsway (SK11 8SR), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Walk. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Earlsway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Scotthope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scotthope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ambleside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilchrist Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portland Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scotthope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkett Heyes Road

Data Sources

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